Mark Zuckerburg is under fire again for violating user privacy. The latest question is, “Can Facebook follow me after I leave the FB platform?” That is an excellent question that even Zuckerburg is not willing to answer. “…I want to make sure I get this accurate, so it might be better to have my team follow up.” Nicely dodged Mark.

It’s been over 14 years since I signed up for FB with my .edu email address and I never would have thought the world would be so concerned about privacy. The policy has changed quite a bit from 2005.

Kinda spooky, but FB is not the only company mining what you’re into.

Data is stored in every aspect of our lives and we are accustomed to finding the fastest way to the check box to approve the disclaimer.  I’m not saying to read every disclaimer, but at the very least know how you are being categorized in ad profiles.

I would rather be retargeted by an ad that is relevant to my life, than an ad for say…meatball slippers. Meatball sub, yes…meatball slippers no.

You can check your Facebook ad profile here. To see the information that best describes you, click Your Information > Your Categories. It should be relatively accurate. If not, you can delete ad groups you don’t think you belong in. Pro tip: if you think deleting all of them will lead to fewer ads, you’re wrong; it’ll just lead to the ads being more random.